Mackenziurus is a genus of phacopid trilobites from the Silurian containing several species, including four named after members of the American punk band the Ramones.Curiosities of Biological Nomenclature
Species The type species is M. reimeri, described by G.D. Edgecombe and B.D.E. Chatterton in 1990. The species named for members of the Ramones, all named by J.M. Adrain and G.D. Edgecombe in 1997, are: M. joeyi, named after Joey Ramone M. johnnyi, named after Johnny Ramone M. deedeei, named after Dee Dee Ramone M. ceejayi, named after C. J. Ramone Additional Mackenziurus species include: M. lauriae Gass, Edgecombe, Ramsköld, Mikulic & Watkins, 1992 M. emielityi Gass, 1999
See also
List of organisms named after famous people (born 1925–1949) List of organisms named after famous people (born 1950–1974)
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